Results 141-160 of 8,003 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Projects (13 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 415. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the narrow water bridge project, including projected timelines and funding amounts for the long-awaited project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6509/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Referendum Campaigns (13 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 529. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a response will issue to queries raised in correspondence (details supplied) in respect of the upcoming referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6238/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Responsibilities (13 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 611. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to concerns and details raised by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6614/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (8 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 228. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will comment on concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6022/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 325. To ask the Minister for Health his views on concerns raised (details supplied) in respect of the ongoing issues for children awaiting limb reconstruction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5888/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (7 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 218. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she can seek assistance for Irish Ice Hockey for their upcoming trip to the Scotiabank junior hockey tournament in Nova Scotia, Canada in April (details supplied); if the Minister can enquire or advise if any funding would be available to assist the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4929/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (7 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 558. To ask the Minister for Health to seek information from the management of all acute hospitals as to whether third party companies are contracted to provide medical consultation, advice, reading of scans and so on, outside of normal working hours, where consultants are already employed and on call for the same acute hospital; if so, the reasons for same; if a lack of IT systems are to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (1 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on any discussion within his Department in respect of the ongoing and urgent need to remove the Hebble Dredge from the River Boyne in Drogheda following its original sinking in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4441/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (1 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he and his Department can ensure that any and all resources are provided to ensure that an appropriate site is found to recommence driver testing in Drogheda, which is the largest town in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4440/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (1 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 114. To ask the Minister for Finance the ways that he is making processes easier for coeliacs to claim tax rebates, with particular consideration to the increasing cost of gluten-free foods which is hitting those on marginal incomes hardest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4445/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (1 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 149. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering any further easing of VAT rates for retrofitting or renewable energy works or products for domestic purposes, to assist homeowners in reducing reliance on energy providers in what is a crippling energy crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4444/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (1 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 242. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects to make a final decision on the ESB pensions increase request received in January; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4831/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (31 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 93. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the needs of coeliac diagnosed children with regard to the ever-growing and welcome roll-out of the school meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4404/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 169. To ask the Minister for Health if any consideration has been given to providing a national screening programme for coeliac disease, similar to that of the Italian system where they included a screening programme for one- to 17 year-olds for coeliac disease into their national legislation in late 2023 (details supplied), with consideration that Ireland has one of the highest incidence...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Policies (30 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 150. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if any consideration has been given to the introduction of a DNA strategy to address the issue of dog fouling across the country; if he will fund such a strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3802/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (30 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to comment on a health initiative concept for haulage drivers (details supplied) and advise on the best way to progress such a concept; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3868/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: European Union (30 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 246. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the discussions that have taken place with member states in respect of the EU steel safeguarding tariff; whether the measures are set to continue in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4165/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (30 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 516. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently review a case (details supplied) where a person has been denied HSE assistance despite their significant requirements and diagnosis of FND; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3854/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Nursing Homes (30 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 551. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the details of his Department’s/HSE analysis on the safe staffing and skill mix of nurses and others working in nursing homes, public and private and in care homes; to give an update on findings and recommendations to date; when the final analysis will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4128/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline recent efforts by him and his Department to assist in re-establishing the Northern Ireland Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3141/24]